On Sunday the Capitals reassigned forward Jayson Megna to Hershey. The Capitals placed Megna on waivers on October 3 after the addition of forward Dmitrij Jaskin. Megna scored 1 goal in 3 preseason games for Washington.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Rasmus Dahlin scored his first NHL goal, Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes.
The Sabres drafted the 18-year-old Swede number one overall in the 2018 NHL draft. Dahlin scored off of a pinpoint feed from former Hurricane Jeff Skinner 2:45 into the first period.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
The Capitals have changed their lines following Thursday’s 6-0 shellacking by the New Jersey Devils. Chandler Stephenson replaces Brett Connolly on the first line alongside Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Connolly reunites with Lars Eller and Andre Burakovsky on the third line, as the trio looks to bounce back from a down 2017-2018 season.
The rest of the line-up remains the same.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
On an NHL-less Friday, former KHL star Sergei Shumakov scored his first two AHL goals of his career against the Grand Rapids Griffins in Michigan.
The Capitals signed Shumakov during the offseason after CSKA Moscow let him go. Shumi finished 18th in KHL points last season, tallying 40 points (17 goals and 23 assists) in 47 games.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
Alex Ovechkin is one of the greatest hockey players of all-time, and Wednesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, he made more history. Ovechkin scored twice off of two gorgeous primary assists from Evgeny Kuznetsov, leapfrogging Bobby Hull for the 16th most goals in NHL history.
But that’s not all. The Capitals captain has the fourth most goals in NHL history among any player through their first fourteen seasons in the NHL.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
On Wednesday, the NHL designated Tom Wilson as a non-roster player, allowing the Capitals to activate Michal Kempny off of the injured reserve without putting a player on waivers.
As long as Wilson is suspended, he does not count towards the Capitals’ active twenty-three player roster.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
After a successful promotion with the Cleveland Browns, Bud Light is turning their attention to the Washington Capitals tonight.
Local DC bars will be giving away free Capitals championship shirts courtesy of the beer company. On the inside of the tee, there also is a special graphic that acknowledges TJ Oshie’s party trick from the championship parade.
How do you land one of these beautiful and unique threads? Visit one of these following bars.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
On Tuesday New York Rangers head coach David Quinn announced that former Capital Kevin Shattenkirk will likely be scratched for their game Thursday against the Sharks.
The Rangers signed Shattenkirk to a four-year, $6.65 million AAV contract during the summer of 2017. The Rangers still owe Shattenkirk $19.95 million over the next three years.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
On Sunday Michal Kempny returned to practice wearing a full-contact jersey. Kempny missed the first two games of the season after sustaining a concussion from a high hit against the St. Louis Blues. The defenseman will look to return Wednesday against Vegas at Capital One Arena.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
On Saturday, the Capitals tweaked their lines at practice following their 7-6 overtime loss against the Penguins. Dmitrij Jaskin replaced Nathan Walker on the fourth line during practice rushes ahead of a possible debut on Wednesday against the Golden Nights at Capital One Arena.
The rest of the forward lines and defensive pairs remain unchanged.
By Alex Hayes 1 year ago
